Question

The novel form is most closely related to what writing form that came before it? poetry romances short stories

Answer 1

This is very late, but I am pretty sure it is romances.

Answer 2

I think the correct answer is the first option. The novel form is most closely related to poetry writing form. Novel are fictional stories that are lengthy while poetry can be fictional or non-fictional and are written relatively shorter. Both of them narrates a story in an artistic form.